2/13/17: Pub Crawl, Happy Hour, C25K, USATF Calendar

President’s Message
Social events will dominate our PCVRC calendar for the next few weeks. On Sunday, February 19 at 1PM, Dirk and Sheri will be hosting our inaugural Doug White Memorial Pub Crawl in Newark. Run, Walk or just Drink! Pre-event run also planned. See details below under Next Social Event. We are also replacing the annual banquet with a more casual Upscale Happy Hour event at Pizza by Elizabeth’s on Tuesday, March 14 at 6pm. We are excited to change things up and hope you will join us to celebrate the accomplishments of our local runners!

Our Couch to 5k and 10K programs kick off on Tuesdays this Spring, beginning March 28, at the Newark Reservoir at 6PM. We hope you will join us and bring your novice runner friends. And finally, our longstanding annual Boston Send off Party is already booked for Wednesday, April 12 at Catherine Rooney’s Wilmington. It is always a fun time!

Please, if you haven’t already done so, please renew your club dues!

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the weather holds (stays warm) for the remainder of winter.

Membership is only $25 and is good for your entire family. PCVRC membership is also tax deductible.

Any member who races for PCVRC in 4 or more USATF races a calendar year, and is a member of USATF, will receive complimentary PCVRC membership for the following calendar year. We will notify these members in January. New members who join on or after June 1st but before October 1st will pay a reduced rate of $15 to cover membership for the remainder of the current calendar year, then are subject to same renewal policy as current members stated above. Anyone who joins on or after October 1st would pay $25 that would cover them for remainder of current calendar year plus the entire following calendar year.

Treasurer’s Report
Lenora reports that the club ended 2016 with total cash of $27,445, with $15,184 of this in the DDC account, as compared to year-end 2015, when we ended with $29,833 in cash, $19,327 of this in the DDC account.

Delaware Distance Classic 15K & 5K
Several club members scouted the new Delaware City connector to the Mike Castle Canal Path Trail and have reported back with a recommendation to change our 15K course so that we can return to Delaware City via the new connector. We will begin the re-certification process and are excited to offer this change to the course for its 35th anniversary. No change to the 5K course was recommended. The 35th annual DDC 15K is pleased to have been named part of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic USATF road racing series and the race date has been set as Sunday, October 8 in Delaware City. We would like one or two more people to join the DDC race committee.

Couch 2 5K
Please start promoting our Spring Couch to 5K and Couch to 10K programs which will begin Tuesday,March 28 and will continue until Tuesday May 30. Also, please plan to join us at the UD Alumni 5K on Sunday, June 4 to celebrate the Spring program. The workouts are on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm at the Newark Reservoir and individualized programs are available for all beginning runners, joggers, run walkers, and walkers. You do not need to be a PCVRC member to participate! To learn more, please ask to join our C210Kers Facebook group or email Amy Temple at *protected email*

USATF Update
PCVRC was well represented at the annual Mid-Atlantic USATF Luncheon as seven club members represented in Conshohocken.

Valentine’s and race bibs to all participants – run, walk or crawl from bar to bar. PCVRC will cover one round of drinks at the first (Kate’s) and last bar (Timothy’s) for club members. All are welcome– the more the merrier!

This is also a fundraiser in memory of Doug White – we suggest a donation of $10 per person that will go to the National Stroke Association. And wear your Boston gear if you have it!

Please RSVP to Dirk at 302-545-7047 (text) or *protected email* or RSVP on the PCVRC Facebook page.

We can’t let a Doug White Memorial go by without a (longer!) run! For those who wish to run before the official bar crawl starts, Sheri and Dirk will be meeting at Timothy’s at 11:45 for a run out Creek Road. We’ll be back by 1:00 PM for the bar crawl. If you wish to join us for the run or walk prior to the event, let us know. (But we will be there regardless, so you can come at the last minute!)

Race Results
Winter isn’t the ideal time to race– but we’ve had some surprisingly nice weather so far and it will only get better! Any recent PBs or finishes you’re proud of? Please share! If you’d like your race results (or those of a fellow club member who you are proud of) included in the next eBulletin, please send them to Blythe at *protected email*. We can only print what you send us, so please share your achievements!

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